And that is all we have for today! A win for Islamabad. Join us tomorrow as the Lahore Qalandars take on the Karachi Kings at 21:30 IST. Till then , Good night.

Misbah Ul-Haq (Islamabad United Captain): Luckily. Billings played a good knock and so did Watto. We did it well. Last five overs were the difference. It was an important win. You want to get early wins in the tournament. When you win, a lot of things go in your favour and that helps.

Sarfraz Khan (Quetta Gladiators Captain): We tried to build pressure. I would credit the bowlers of the united team. Our top-order has failed to fire. We would try to cover the bases that we missed in this game. The death over was the difference, Sami bowled very well for them and Watson's catch I dropped turned the match around. Hopefully, we do well in the matches to come.

Sam Billings (MoM): It helps when guys like Shane Watson come in and start smacking, it takes the pressure for me and I can play through. As along as I was there, I thought we would win the match. Everyone is kind of in-form and that helps. Even Smith got a fifty last game and all that helps. Was happy I could take he team through. Playing around the world adds to the experience.

Player of the match - Samuel Billings

Islamabad United won by 5 wickets

And that seals the match for Islamabad United. Led by Sam Billings's 50-ball 78 studded with eight fours and three sixes. Watson too chipping in with a valuable 27-ball 36. United notch up their victory by five wickets and five balls to spare.

4

19.1

T Perera to S Billings, FOUR, pitched full and slammed to long on for a boundary!

And Islamabad United finish up with 148 for six from their 20 overs. Shafiq top-scoring with 45 at the top and a breezy 20-ball 29 from Mahmudullah. A quickfire 18-ball 27 by Thisara Perera sees them post a decent total on the board.

QG - 148/6 (20.0 overs) 8 Runs

Mahmudullah : 29(20)

R Raees : 4-0-29-1

M Sami : 4-0-28-2

W

19.6

R Raees to T Perera, OUT, looks for the yorker, hits it back to the bowler who puts a stop with his feet. Perera looks for a single, runs down and is run out by Raees who throws it to the stumps. No run for Islamabad there. T Perera run out (R Raees) 27(18) [4s-2] [6s-1]

1

19.5

R Raees to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full length, going down leg and tucked away to third man for a single

1

19.4

R Raees to T Perera, 1 run, slower short ball and worked away to square leg

2

19.3

R Raees to T Perera, 2 runs, bowled full and outside off, worked away on the on side for a couple

0

19.2

R Raees to T Perera, no run,

4

19.1

R Raees to T Perera, FOUR, low full toss outside off and slapped away through point for a boundary!

QG - 140/5 (19.0 overs) 11 Runs

Mahmudullah : 28(19)

T Perera : 20(13)

M Sami : 4-0-28-2

R Raees : 3-0-21-1

4

18.6

M Sami to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full toss and slammed to mid on for a boundary!

1

18.5

M Sami to T Perera, 1 run,

WD

18.5

M Sami to T Perera, WIDE,

1

18.4

M Sami to Mahmudullah, 1 run, slower one this time, outside off and worked down to long off

1

18.3

M Sami to T Perera, 1 run, full toss and slapped away to cover for one

2

18.2

M Sami to T Perera, 2 runs, full and outside off, hammered straight over the bowler's head for a double

1

18.1

M Sami to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full length, outside off and slapped away to mid off for one

QG - 129/5 (18.0 overs) 11 Runs

T Perera : 16(10)

Mahmudullah : 22(16)

R Raees : 3-0-21-1

M Sami : 3-0-17-2

1

17.6

R Raees to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and hit back over the bowlers head for a single

6

17.5

R Raees to Mahmudullah, SIX, back of the length, change of pace on the off stump, but gets enough bat to pummel it for a six over long off

1

17.4

R Raees to T Perera, 1 run, full and straight and drives it to long off for a single

1

17.3

R Raees to Mahmudullah, 1 run,

0

17.2

R Raees to Mahmudullah, no run, full and on the off stump, misses it

WD

17.2

R Raees to Mahmudullah, WIDE, full toss down down the leg side and wide signalled

1

17.1

R Raees to T Perera, 1 run, low full toss and punched away to the off side for one

Rumman Raees comes into the attack.

QG - 118/5 (17.0 overs) 7 Runs

Mahmudullah : 14(12)

T Perera : 14(8)

M Sami : 3-0-17-2

S Watson : 3-0-22-2

0

16.6

M Sami to Mahmudullah, no run, yorker and dug back to Sami

1

16.5

M Sami to T Perera, 1 run, full on the off stump again, cut away to point for one

0

16.4

M Sami to T Perera, no run, full and outside off, swings and misses

1

16.3

M Sami to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and outside off, hit to covers

1

16.2

M Sami to T Perera, 1 run, kept full and outside off again, hit to covers for a single

4

16.1

M Sami to T Perera, FOUR, full length outside off, thick edge and beats the keeper to trickle down for four

Mohammad Sami comes into the attack.

QG - 111/5 (16.0 overs) 9 Runs

Mahmudullah : 13(10)

T Perera : 8(4)

S Watson : 3-0-22-2

M Irfan : 4-0-37-0

1

15.6

S Watson to T Perera, 1 run, full and outside off, slapped away to covers for a single

0

15.5

S Watson to T Perera, no run, wide yorker and flayed away to third man

6

15.4

S Watson to T Perera, SIX, full and outside off, right up and lauunches back for a six straight over Watson's head

1

15.3

S Watson to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full length and outside off, punched to long off

1

15.2

S Watson to T Perera, 1 run, pitched short and cut away to point for a single to get off the mark

Thisara Perera walks in.

W

15.1

S Watson to A Shafiq, OUT, full and straight and Shafiq misses it completely! A wicket for Watson right after the strategic timeout! Shafiq goes for a composed 45. A Shafiq b S Watson 45(42) [4s-4] [6s-0]

Shane Watson has been introduced into the attack.

QG - 102/4 (15.0 overs) 11 Runs

Mahmudullah : 12(9)

A Shafiq : 45(41)

M Irfan : 4-0-37-0

S Khan : 4-0-19-0

1

14.6

M Irfan to A Shafiq, 1 run, full toss on the off stump and slapped away to covers for a single

1

14.5

M Irfan to Mahmudullah, 1 run,

2

14.4

M Irfan to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, full-toss just outside off, carved towards third man for two

4

14.3

M Irfan to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short ball, top edged over the keepers head for a boundary!

2

14.2

M Irfan to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, back of length, outside off, and inside edged to long leg for a couple

1

14.1

M Irfan to A Shafiq, 1 run, pitched full and chopped away to third man for one

Mohammad Irfan arrives at the crease.

QG - 91/4 (14.0 overs) 4 Runs

Mahmudullah : 3(5)

A Shafiq : 43(39)

S Khan : 4-0-19-0

R Raees : 2-0-10-1

0

13.6

S Khan to Mahmudullah, no run,

1

13.5

S Khan to A Shafiq, 1 run,

1

13.4

S Khan to Mahmudullah, 1 run, slower legbreak, length, and knocks it to the leg side

0

13.3

S Khan to Mahmudullah, no run, skids outside off. aims for the reverse sweep, off- balance, gets some bat on it for a run

1

13.2

S Khan to A Shafiq, 1 run, short and outside off, cut to point for one

1

13.1

S Khan to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and angled in on the off stump, stroked through midwicket

Shadab Khan comes to bowl the next over.

QG - 87/4 (13.0 overs) 2 Runs

A Shafiq : 41(37)

Mahmudullah : 1(1)

R Raees : 2-0-10-1

Z Khan : 1-0-13-0

0

12.6

R Raees to A Shafiq, no run, Pitched outside off and slapped away to point

1

12.5

R Raees to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and drifting down leg and tucked away to square leg for a single

1

12.4

R Raees to A Shafiq, 1 run, shuffles across off stump and works it towards square leg

Mohammad Sami into the attack.

R Raees to A Shafiq, FOUR, full length and slammed away to the ropes over mid off. First boundary for Shafiq

1

3.5

R Raees to A Shehzad, 1 run,

1

3.4

R Raees to A Shafiq, 1 run, back of a length and slapped to mid-off for a single

1

3.3

R Raees to A Shehzad, 1 run, pitched up outside off, leans through and drives it to mid-off

0

3.2

R Raees to A Shehzad, no run,

1

3.1

R Raees to A Shafiq, 1 run, full length and driven through mid-off for one

Rumman Raees arrives at the crease.

QG - 27/0 (3.0 overs) 9 Runs

A Shehzad : 24(11)

A Shafiq : 3(7)

M Irfan : 2-0-19-0

M Sami : 1-0-8-0

4

2.6

M Irfan to A Shehzad, FOUR, fuller length, outside off and leans into the drive through covers again for a four

0

2.5

M Irfan to A Shehzad, no run,

4

2.4

M Irfan to A Shehzad, FOUR, full length and driven powerfully through the covers for a boundary!

1

2.3

M Irfan to A Shafiq, 1 run,

0

2.2

M Irfan to A Shafiq, no run, short and angling away outside off, no run though as he misses the cut

0

2.1

M Irfan to A Shafiq, no run, pitched short, swings and misses it completely

QG - 18/0 (2.0 overs) 8 Runs

A Shehzad : 16(8)

A Shafiq : 2(4)

M Sami : 1-0-8-0

M Irfan : 1-0-10-0

0

1.6

M Sami to A Shehzad, no run, back of a length and inside edged, gets away though

1

1.5

M Sami to A Shafiq, 1 run, short and hit to midwicket for a quick single

0

1.4

M Sami to A Shafiq, no run, Pitched short and hit straight to covers and stopped with Smith putting in the dive

0

1.3

M Sami to A Shafiq, no run, bowled full again, driven straight to covers

1

1.2

M Sami to A Shehzad, 1 run, full length driven to mid off for a single

6

1.1

M Sami to A Shehzad, SIX, short and banged away for a six to the cow corner!

Mohammad Sami has been introduced into the attack.

QG - 10/0 (1.0 overs) 10 Runs

A Shafiq : 1(1)

A Shehzad : 9(5)

M Irfan : 1-0-10-0

1

0.6

M Irfan to A Shehzad, 1 run, full this time, nudged away to square leg again for one

2

0.5

M Irfan to A Shehzad, 2 runs, banged short outside the off-stump, works it away through square leg for a double

2

0.4

M Irfan to A Shehzad, 2 runs, Slaps it to mid-on for a couple

0

0.3

M Irfan to A Shehzad, no run, cuts it to point, no feet movement from Shehzad though

4

0.2

M Irfan to A Shehzad, FOUR, Inside edge and races away to the fence!

1

0.1

M Irfan to A Shafiq, 1 run, bit of a bounce, Shafiq runs it down to third man to get off the mark with a single

Asad Shafiq and Ahmed Shehzad come to the middle, Mohammad Irfan to start the bowling attack.

A night game with perfect conditions at 28-degrees. The pitch is like a mirror says Danny Morrison. "Players love this surface. If you bat first, the average score you get is 149. But history tells us that the side chasing it wins six out of nine times. An absolute belter this," Morrison fancies

Good evening everyone. Before we get underway with the commentary for tonight with game number seven between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators, a quick recap of all that has happened in the Pakistan Super League. First the corruption scandal, followed by the blasts in Lahore where the final was scheduled. Islamabad United though have task cut out for them as they take on a confident Quetta who have two wins in both their matches.

Islamabad United Won the Toss & Elected to Field

Full commentary

And that is all we have for today! A win for Islamabad. Join us tomorrow as the Lahore Qalandars take on the Karachi Kings at 21:30 IST. Till then , Good night.

Misbah Ul-Haq (Islamabad United Captain): Luckily. Billings played a good knock and so did Watto. We did it well. Last five overs were the difference. It was an important win. You want to get early wins in the tournament. When you win, a lot of things go in your favour and that helps.

Sarfraz Khan (Quetta Gladiators Captain): We tried to build pressure. I would credit the bowlers of the united team. Our top-order has failed to fire. We would try to cover the bases that we missed in this game. The death over was the difference, Sami bowled very well for them and Watson's catch I dropped turned the match around. Hopefully, we do well in the matches to come.

Sam Billings (MoM): It helps when guys like Shane Watson come in and start smacking, it takes the pressure for me and I can play through. As along as I was there, I thought we would win the match. Everyone is kind of in-form and that helps. Even Smith got a fifty last game and all that helps. Was happy I could take he team through. Playing around the world adds to the experience.

Player of the match - Samuel Billings

Islamabad United won by 5 wickets

And that seals the match for Islamabad United. Led by Sam Billings's 50-ball 78 studded with eight fours and three sixes. Watson too chipping in with a valuable 27-ball 36. United notch up their victory by five wickets and five balls to spare.

4

19.1

T Perera to S Billings, FOUR, pitched full and slammed to long on for a boundary!

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